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an engineer supper's a stroke and is forced to wait seven weeks before she can be flown out. the south pole researcher is in baltimore for treatment. to never franciotti is i -- jennifer franciotti is where the engineer it just tell the press conference. >> she suffered a stroke while working at a research station in antarctica. it is considered the wintertime and it made it impossible to attempt to rescue. she waited two months with basically no treatment before being evacuated. after initially being taken to new zealand on october 17, she chose to come to johns hopkins hospital for care. she is recovering well, says her doctor. the limelight is the last place she ever expected to begin -- to be. >> never had any intentions of this just exploding.

daughter, atr my least, that started to push to get the word out that i am having difficulties trying to evacuate. it would and locate -- it would have been locate. >> she is adventurous person and says she likes to skydive. she says she does not think she will be doing a skydiving any time soon, but would love to go back to antarctica for work. she is expected to be released from john hopkins tomorrow and will go to vermont to recuperate with friends. >> good to see her doing well. the baltimore sheriff's office is investigating a please- involved shooting that sent a man to the hospital. the deputy it opened fire after a man armed with a knife climbed into his car while he was waiting in a traffic light. that was around 7:00 at walter

avenue and moravia road. the man was taken to johns hopkins hospital. no word on his condition. the deputy, a 10-year veteran, was not injured. city police are looking into an early-morning stabbing in west baltimore. the unidentified man was found on toward the street. he was taken to hospital, where he died of stab wounds. a city firefighter is recovering from minor burns he sustained in morning house fire. the blaze broke out at the 4200 block of the road around 9:00. all of the residents got out safely, but the first floor of the home suffered damage. it took about 20 minutes to bring the flames under control. no word on a cause. >> they said be careful what you wish for, all you cold weather fans out there. now look what you have done.

[laughter] snow for saturday. moisture is moving into the west virginia area, where it is now just east of charles, west virginia. taking into the creek watches, mostly for northern baltimore county, carroll county, a frederick county, the entire western portion of the state, we will tell you how this whole storm is going to unfold in what we can expect in the greater baltimore area in just a couple of minutes. >> police arrested a teenager in the murder of an elderly east baltimore man. according to investigators, 18- year-old james johnson confessed to the murder of milton hill after he was brought in for questioning twice. he allegedly shot milton hill in the chest and that took off on his scooter. milton spent a lot of time acting as the athlete caretaker at the church. >> he took out the trash, helped

the ladies with the food or church dinners. he did all that with a smile on his face. >> johnson is charged with first-degree murder, assault, and robbery. police are searching for two other suspects believed to be involved in the attack. ia harford county teenager is behind bars for his part in a deadly home invasion. mason carter is charged as an adult for the violent york county break-in. the attack happened last thursday when he wore a ski mask and entered the home through a dog door. once inside, he shot a 66-year- old man and then force of the victim's wife to hand over the keys to their car. >> country area, i don't now. if you don't think about that stuff happening here. >> you awlaki doc -- you don't lock a dog door. >> the car was recovered in harford county < 10 miles from

the crime scene. state police have charged a state hospital patient in connection with the murder of a fellow patient at a hospital in jessup. hospital staff reportedly found at the 40-year-old dead in his room around 8:00 thursday night. last friday, a different patient was touched with a similar murder -- charged with a similar murder. the economy is still extremely tough for many americans, but you numbers say it may finally be bouncing back. the commerce department says last summer showed the strongest growth in a year. tracie potts explains what could be driving the progress. >> investors seem thrilled that the european union is giving greece a big bailout. the dow soared over 300 points. we seeing asian and european markets up this morning. with the greek foreign minister

visiting the state department, president obama says that what happens there has a direct impact on american workers. >> if europe is not growing as our largest trading partner, the will have an impact on our businesses and ability to create jobs in the united states. >> the economy grew 2.5% over the summer. almost twice as much as last spring. >> we are moving further away from the possibility of a so- called double-dip recession. >> consumers are spending money come up with disposable income down, they are dipping into savings. that is a concern. businesses are spending, too, cautiously. >> we should not be in the business of making it more difficult for public entities it nor the private sector businesses to operate. >> the federal reserve meets next week to decide if more action is necessary to keep the economy growing. analysts say that last summer

there were dipping a gas prices. tracie potts, washington. >> ravens fans hope the team will help them overcome the heartbreak of last week's loss as they take on the arizona cardinals at an antique bank stadium on sunday. it is the first trip back to baltimore for todd heap. the dominating ravens defense is ranked no. 1 in the nfl. kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. it is time for today's ravens text question. do you expect the ravens to bounce back?

standard text messaging rates apply. we will reveal the results tonight on 11 news at 5:00 and 6:00. nearly 200 people found alive. coming up, the latest relief efforts from the devastating earthquake zone in turkey. and we wish happy birthday to one of the nation's most recognizable landmarks. we will take you to the celebration. women are gaining traction in europe. a new law is creating a first

>> big changes for the u.k.. the countries of the queen's rule voted unanimously to grant equal rights to inherit the throne. if the child of kate they grow, she can become queen. -- if the child of kate is a girl, she can become queen. best efforts in turkey are slowing. amazingly, a 13-year-old boy was pulled on injured from a collapsed building this morning. the sea -- says he survived on rain water as he waited. the death toll now stands at 573

and is expected to rise. more than 2600 people are wounded. preventing ovarian cancer -- the effect birth control pills have on your risk for the disease. there is a price for it. >> sell you cell. >> if she got work showing moisture in the area. we are under -- hd doppler showing moisture in the area.

>> lady liberty turns 125 today. our lady in green could be in for a major makeover starting tomorrow. >> it is a birthday celebration

be fitting a lady who welcomes millions of immigrants to the united states. >> one of the things you want to see as an american citizen. >> the statue was a gift of friendship from the people of france, dedicated in front of the then-president grover cleveland on october 28, 1886. it centers around the unique american experience of immigrants, whose first view of the u.s. is lady liberty. >> did not really realize what i made the tickets that it was going to be this special day. quite exciting. >> this that you will get a rest after her big day. the interior will be closed don't starting saturday to complete a $27 million renovation project. she is offering something new -- five web cams on her torch. the celebration will continue into the night, with the 12-

minute fireworks display set to patriotic music. the fireworks will be ignited to two barges. >> in this afternoon's "medical alert," studies show that women who take birth control pills cut the risk for ovarian cancer in half. this is according to a study of 300,000 women a healthy pregnancy the with the cancer risk by 1/3. more with each additional child. researchers believe that the reduced risk maybe related to hormone exposure. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast. >> we have a lot to talk about. people are talking snow, and it looks like it will be a reality on saturday evening. we are under the influence of high pressure. it is a great fall afternoon in

store for us. temperatures in the upper 40's to low 50s. call this area way out west in oakland. frostburg, 38 degrees. tonight, mostly cloudy. a chance for of light rain. 36 to 44 degrees. our greg weather -- you can see the evidence of high pressure. there is a service load off ocean city. couple of those systems which we will show you in a minute that are down south in alabama, at the atlanta area. these are going to ride this cold front over the next 12 to 24 hours. they will push this i hope the way. one of these will coupled with the circus flow in the ocean city area. that will give us a nor'easter a fact, but a quick one at that. most of the precipitation will be saturday, late afternoon, and

the saturday evening, all out of here by sunday. as these lows combined, but it will have this effect. when we have the southern portion, it will bring us rain on saturday morning, and the winds switch to the nor'easter direction. once they do that, cooler air from up north. with those cold temperatures, snow. how much? around 5:00 in the evening, we see light accumulation, according to this model. greyer indicates light accumulation. as we move into sunday, the baltimore area falls into that light area of accumulation. as we head out west, probably

from around frederick west, the best chance of two to four inches. in our area, one to two inches. in the eastern shore area, mostly right. this is all subject to change. it could get worse, could get better. we will continue monitoring it and let you know if anything changes as far as the snow accumulations. tonight, rain at this now, -- sorry, tomorrow's forecast, rain to snow, winds at 10 to 15 miles per hour. by the time the ravens will around, this will be forgotten . halloween looks fairly good. rest of the week come back into the 60s. >> in this afternoon's "consumer

alert," it recall 27,000 bicycles. they are made with faulty bolts that can break and cause the seats to fall off. the broken parts have led to several injuries. they were sold from may to september. consumers can take bikes to an authorized dealer for free replacement bolt. chances are you have an old cellphone collecting dust. companies are willing to give out cold hard cash to take them off your hands. >> she is selling her old iphone. what do you >> it do with your old phone? >> keep it near the bed.

>> we see about 20, 25 customers a day at this location alone. >> they test the old b phones, make an offer on the spot. >> the supplies are and this, especially with people upgrading every 13 months. >> her broken iphone it got her $31. >> one of the phones, i got $1, but better than nothing. folks buy old phones and get them through the mail. >> this could have been run over by a car. >> even in this condition, because it is a popular phone,

totem paid over $100 for it. >> we try to use as much of it as we can. >> already people are starting to buy back old tablets. >> everyone is coming out with a tablet. >> the more companies fight for your electronics, the better. the more money you stand to get for an upgrade. the key is to sell your phone before it loses value. >> time to look through the junk drawer. up next, the maryland lottery numbers, and another check of the insta-weather forecast.

>> tonight, our meteorologists attacking the possibility of something no one wants to see before thanksgiving, snow. you may have to shovel. and a path to recovery includes johns hopkins. and the company scams schools by telling them nfl players were coming to visit. that tonight at 5:00. now your maryland lottery numbers. >> the maryland lottery celebrates purple friday all season long. >> i am sarah fleischer from 98 rock. your pick 3 numbers for today --

want to win a skybox to watch ravens take on the 49ers, visit mdlottery.com. moving right onto the pick four game. the maryland lottery -- let yourself play. is talking snow. >> late saturday afternoon into saturday evening. northern portions of the viewing area all the way to western maryland.

looks good after the snow hits on saturday. ravens game looks good, halloween looks good. >> we do rebound. >> thing of the past by sunday. be sure to watch tonight at 5:00.